Unit 2 On the Job
A. Vocabulary
1. A person who cuts and cleans fish is called a ______. a. gutter b. logger c. collector
d. tosser
2. A person who deals with human waste is a ______. a. roadkill collector b. window washer c. movie director
d. sewer worker
3. My father got angry with me because my room was ______. There were dirty clothes on the floor!
a. dark
b. filthy
c. chilly
d. dangerous
4. In some countries, the ______ of some animals are considered delicacies. a. elements b. carcasses c. innards d. chains
5. The doctor gave me some eye drops due to a minor ______. He said it would go away in a few days. a. scrape b. prospect c. infection d. limbs 6. My foot was ______ by a sliding door so now I have to use a walking stick for a few weeks. a. crushed b. tossed c. turned up d. tied up 7. Annie ______ her knee when she fell off her bike, but she is ok. a. descended b. exposed c. missed
d. scraped
8. The restaurant manager decided to ______ some business by advertising on the radio. a. take on b. drum up c. fill in for d. clock out
B. Grammar
9. All the best ______ received some money at the year-end party. a. employments b. employers c. employ 10. This test was much ______ than I thought. a. easier b. easy
d. employees
c. easiest d. too easy
11. Our teacher ______ almost every country in Europe since 1999. a. visits b. visits c. has visited
d. been visiting
12. We are looking for a(n) ______ person who can help make more sales. a. less outgoing b. most outgoing c. least outgoing d. outgoing 13. My brother is a way ______ swimmer than me. He’s won four championships!
a. good
b. better
c. best
d. ok
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14. Surprisingly, Albert Einstein was not the ______ student in his class growing up in Germany.
a. more intelligent
b. most intelligent
c. intelligent
d. too intelligent
15. This is the ______ book I have ever read! a. most confusing b. more confusing
c. most confused d. more confused
16. This exam wasn’t hard. It was ______ difficult than the last one. a. more b. least c. less
d. lesser
C. Reading Comprehension
You may think that the most common job in the United States is some glamorous occupation in one of the high-tech fields or in the entertainment industry. It may surprise you to know that the most common job in America is what people would call blue-collar work. Retail is big business in the U.S. so in order to drive sales higher, experienced and hard-working
salespeople are needed to produce this result. If you consider the number of retail shops in the malls of suburban America, it is not so difficult to see why companies require good
salespeople – to maintain their competitive edge. Interestingly, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the most common jobs in 2012 are all service related occupations including cashiers, fast food preparers and waiters.
17. What is a synonym for the word job? a. field b. industry
c. occupation d. salespeople
18. What can be inferred about blue-collar work? a. It is high-tech. b. It is common work. c. It is entertaining. d. It only includes retail work. 19. Why are salespeople so important to the retail industry? a. They drive fast food sales upward. b. They drive sales downward. c. They drive to the mall. d. They drive sales upward. 20. Which type of job would be more common in America? a. flight attendant b. doctor c. actor
d. lawyer
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大学英语泛读教程4(第三版)自测Reading Master 1_Test Bank_Unit 02
